Re: A2Central News

["Chris Morse" <win32mfc@gmail.com>]

Terry Olsen wrote:
> No disrespect intended at all. But I haven't found Syndicomm Chat to be an
> Apple II area at all. I signed on there hoping to meet up with Apple II
> people I used to know back in the BBS days. But there isn't much talk of
> Apple II at all. Most of what I see is 99% irrelevant Mac talk. The Mac is
> the most perfect machine ever built. Apple is the greatest company on the
> face of the earth and can do no wrong. Conversely, there is nothing good
> about Windows whatsoever, period...and PC's suck big purple donkey .... you
> get the picture.

I'll agree with that.  I'd like to see an apple II chat area that
focuses on Apple II. Along the same sentiment, and no offence against
Call-APPLE, but I found their current magazine incarnation mainly
focuses on Mac, OS X and Linux with usually just passing reference to
anything Apple II related.  I understand they are an Apple magazine,
which is includes Mac, but I'll read the older (1978-1990) issues if I
want Apple II content.

> Bottom line, I hope the new Apple II Chat Forums on A2 Central are ACTUALLY
> Apple II focused. I see no need to hang out in a chat room that mainly
> discusses Macs, since i'm not a Mac user. I have nothing against Macs or
> Apple Computer. I'm sure Macs are fine machines. But my PC is also a fine
> machine (I built it myself). I don't appreciate being made to feel like
> trailer park trash on account of my choice of computing platform.

Me too.  An Apple II chat that is on-topic.  I'm not looking to
necessarily hang out every night on chat, but a weekly chat with maybe
a monthly "meeting" chat could be cool.  Basically a virtual user group
meeting.  But I'd rather not see it turn into a Mac user group with an
Apple II "SIG".  :)

// CHRIS